Margaret Rome's Blog

 How would you react if you found a  FOR SALE on a big white post on your lawn? Very official, brokers name, rider, and all.My dear friend, bill, received a call from a neighbor, hurt and disappointed that Bill would list their home without telling them first.   Bill and his wife called me to sha...

    It started with an offer coming in this morning followed by an open house at 16 Lamplighter Ct from 11 -12 Noon, followed by a second open house at 2911 Montebello Terr from 1-2 and followed by a beautiful baby shower for a client who purchased her dream home this past year. What fun seeing h...

Open House Saturday11-1202/29/2016 Lamplighter Ct21208 16 Lamplighter Ct. feels like a separate home but with the convenience of maintenance-free living, outside the gate, of Annen Woods.  The popular community is close enough to walk to Trader Joes, Life Bridge Health and Fitness, and the Woodho...

  I recently extended an invite to the Widow's Group. It was a hard word to say, and it bothered me.My idea…change the name! From the first time I heard myself referred to as Lee Rome's widow, it was not a word that I chose to be labeled. I resented it, avoided it, cringed with the sound and coul...

   Emotions don’t belong here in Real Estate. It’s like playing poker. How you act and treat others during a negotiation affects your reputation. Keep YOUR emotions, and YOUR client’s outside of the transaction.Maybe we shouldn’t be negotiating when we are under stress, tired, hangry, or busy wit...

What can go wrong with the results of a home inspection?I prepare my sellers with this statement. Being a former RN, I relate situations to medicine. So a real estate home inspection is like having a colonoscopy and a root canal simultaneously with no anesthesia. After they finish chuckling, I ex...

16 Lamplighter Ct 21208 Take a look at this brand new listing outside the gated community of Annen Woods off of Hooks Lane in Pikesville. So convenient and close enough to walk to Trader Joe's, Starbucks, Ruth's Chris, Essen Room,  gas station, medical care, the gym at Lifebridge, Barnes & Noble,...

 It's been on the market for six months, and you write an offer for a buyer pretty sure there is negotiating room because of the days on the market.The listing agent responds with we have another offer. And your buyer says, "yeah, right, do you believe them?"How do you respond?I've been in that s...

Enjoy a beautiful brick townhouse condominium in a private location surrounded by lush landscaping in Baltimore County MLS# MDBC 485792$239,944   16 Lamplighter Ct. feels like a separate home but with the convenience of maintenance-free living, outside the gate, of Annen Woods.  The popular commu...

   It takes a village to get your home prepared, photographed, on the market, listed, shown, under contract, closed, packed, and moved.  So many people may be involved. Start with the people who live there. Everyone has to be on board, which may include family, siblings, children, and parents.  W...